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Bratsbergbanen
The Y1 railcars tha operate on Bratsbergbanen. The Y1 is a Diesel-hydraulic Standard gauge Railcar (single self-propelling carriage
Info
Type	Railway
Terminals	Notodden Eidanger
Operation
Opened	1916
Owner	Jernbaneverket
Operator(s)	Norges Statsbaner
Rolling stock	Y1
Technical
Line length	74 km
No. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Notodden Station also known as Notodden Public Transport Terminal is a Railway station serving Notodden, Norway. Eidanger Station is a disused Railway station in Porsgrunn, Norway on Bratsbergbanen. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Norges Statsbaner commonly know as NSB or the Norwegian State Railways is a Norwegian transport company of tracks	1
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Electrification	15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC

Bratsbergbanen

Legend

Notodden Station

Tinnosbanen to Tinnoset Station

Notodden South (155 m)

Gjestrud (51 m)

141. Notodden Station also known as Notodden Public Transport Terminal is a Railway station serving Notodden, Norway. 57 km

Tinnegrend (1918 - 2004)

Tinnegrend Rv360 (34 m)

139. 85 km

Tveitan (1939 - 2004)

Skogen (116 m)

Hjukseelva (164 m)

Hjukse (100 m)

138. 53 km

Trykkerud (1939 - 2004)

Sørlandsbanen from Kongsberg

136. Kongsberg is a Railway station located in downtown Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway located on Sørlandsbanen. 24 km

Hjuksebø (1917)

156. 7 m asl

Hagen (235 m)

140. 85 km

Holtsås (1917 - 2004)

126,3 m asl

Plassedal (175 m)

Sundsval (78 m)

Sunde grustak

149. 95 km

Nordagutu Station (1917)

112. Nordagutu is a Railway station located in Sauherad in Telemark, Norway located on Bratsbergbanen and Sørlandsbanen 1 m asl

Sørlandsbanen to Bø

Skei (28 m)

150. Bø Station (Bø stasjon is a Railway station located in Bø in Telemark, Norway on Sørlandsbanen. 15 km

Dalsvatn (1920 - 2004)

Dale (82 m)

Storodden (135 m)

Spirdalen (46 m)

Magnus (122 m)

Mjægetjern (74 m)

156. 09 km

Valebø (1917 - 2004)

161. 2 m asl

Valebø (333 m)

Tjerndalen (66 m)

Tjerndalen viaduct (135 m)

Dragsvoll (122 m)

Daletjern (59 m)

Skjærdalen I (137 m)

Skjærdalen II (16 m)

Skjærdalen III (21 m)

Garvannselva (20 m)

163. 90 km

Valeseter (1931)

Franstjern (99 m)

Svartufs I (98 m)

Sagtjernelva (27 m)

Svartufs II (60 m)

Nisterudkollen (88 m)

168. 42 km

Nisterud Station (1919)

Nisterud (141 m)

Bøelva (ca. Nisterud Station is a Railway station serving Notodden, Norway on Bratsbergbanen. 20 m)

Lia (1931)

Bø (29 m)

Hoppestadelva (65 m)

175. 95 km

Hoppestad (1920 - 2004)

180. 50 km

Skien Station (1917)

43,5 m asl

Ivar Aasens gate Rv32 (ca. Skien is a Railway station located about one kilometer from downtown Skien. 20 m)

Skien Tunnel (1,174 m)

Skien Old Station

182. 66 km

Follestad Station (1918)

183. 84 km

Eikonrød (1916)

Gunnar Knudsens veg Rv36 (ca. 70 m)

185. 95 km

Bøle (1883)

Rv36

Norsk Hydro

Godssenter Grenland

186. Norsk Hydro ASA (,) is a Norwegian Aluminium and Renewable energy company headquartered in Oslo. 80 km

Borgestad (1916 - 2006)

187. 10 km

Borgestadholmen (1883)

188. 84 km

Osebakken (1883)

Rv36

Lilleelvgata Rv36

190. 12 km

Porsgrunn Station (1882)

sidespor til Norsk Hydro

Herøya Tunnel (1,838 m)

Gunnekleivfjorden (ca. Porsgrunn Station is a Railway station serving Porsgrunn, Norway. Norsk Hydro ASA (,) is a Norwegian Aluminium and Renewable energy company headquartered in Oslo. 20 m)

Norsk Hydro, Herøya

ny line Larvik-Porsgrunn, planned

192. Norsk Hydro ASA (,) is a Norwegian Aluminium and Renewable energy company headquartered in Oslo. Herøya is a peninsula in the municipality of Porsgrunn. It is located between the fjords of Frierfjord to the west and Gunneklevfjord to the east at the 60 km

Eidanger (1882)

Brevikbanen

Vestfoldbanen

Bratsbergbanen is a railway line in Telemark county which runs between Eidanger and Notodden. Eidanger Station is a disused Railway station in Porsgrunn, Norway on Bratsbergbanen. is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. Eidanger is a former rural Parish and Municipality of Telemark county Norway. is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway. At Skien, the line continues as Vestfoldbanen. The line was opened in 1917, connecting the older Tinnosbanen to the rest of the rail network. Events Bratsbergbanen railway line began traffic between Eidanger and Notodden. Along the route, the line crosses Sørlandsbanen and shares the Nordagutu station with that line. Nordagutu is a village in the municipality of Sauherad, Norway. The tallest bridge on the Norwegian rail system, the 65 metre tall Hjukse Bru truss arch bridge, is on Bratsbergbanen. The Norwegian railway system comprises 4087 km of Standard gauge (1435 mm track of which 2622 km is electrified and 219 km Double track A truss arch Bridge combines the elements of the Truss bridge and the Arch bridge. Bratsbergbanen is electrified, but the only passenger trains operating on the line now are diesel powered Y1s. The Y1 is a Diesel-hydraulic Standard gauge Railcar (single self-propelling carriage This is the only place these units are used in Norway.

History

The original use of Bratsbergbanen was to connect the Norsk Hydro's fertilizer plant in Rjukan to the port in Skien. Norsk Hydro ASA (,) is a Norwegian Aluminium and Renewable energy company headquartered in Oslo. Fertilizers ( also spelt fertiliser are chemical compounds given to Plants to promote growth they are usually applied either through the soil for uptake by plant Rjukan is a city and the administrative center of Tinn municipality in Telemark. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway and administrative centre of Telemark County When the plant opened in 1909 a railway, Rjukanbanen, was buildt between Notodden and Rjukan, while transport from Notodden to Skien was performed along the Telemark canal. The Telemark Canal originally consisted of two canals The Norsjø - Skien Canal with locks in Skien and Løveid was built in the period Bratsbergbanen was built to make it possible to transport the goods all the way to the port using railway.

Like several other Norwegian branch lines, Bratsbergbanen has had a troubled history. It was closed between October 2000 and August 2001. Events February Former Prime Minister then foreign affairs minister Thorbjørn Jagland makes a political scandal when he jokingly refers On August 25, 2004, the northern terminus at Notodden was moved by 800 m to a more central location. This 800 m extension of the line is not electrified.

External links

Jernbaneverket's list of stations on Bratsbergbanen (Norwegian)
Jernbaneverket's list of stations on Bratsbergbanen (in English, but lacks descriptions)

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